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PENClL-CASE AND HOLDER FOR CRAYONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,121, dated May1887.

Application filed June 34. 1886. Serial No. JOGJIF.

(N0 model.) Patented in Germany December 1,1981%. 36,048; in linglundDecemberlfl, 1995, No. 15,603; in France June 10, 1886, No. 176,603; inBelgium June. ll, liir'fi, No. 73,451, and in Anstriadiungury October1B, 1986, X0. J6 and No. 2,232.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH Senna, a subjectof the Queen ofEngland,residing at Fii rth, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, have invc'ntednew and useful Improvements in Pencil-Cases and Holders for Crayons andother Articles, (for which I have obtained patents in the followingcountries, namely: in Germany, No. 36,048, dated December 1, 1885; GreatBritain, No. 15,663, dated December 19, 1985; France, No. 176,693, datedJune 10, 1886; Belgium, No. 73,458, dated June 11, 1886, and inAnstriadiungary, No. 36 and No. 2,232, dated October 18, 1586,) of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of pencil-cases andholders for may ons and other articles in which the lead or other holderis contained within and protruded from an outer case or sheath.

The present improvements have for object to so construct the pencil orother case that the holder can be protruded by the simple act ofjerkingthe sheath or case, and can be withdrawn within the sheath orcase by striking the bottom of the latter. For this purpose I weight theholder and form it with a recess 0r groove on its periphery, the end ornozzle of the outer case or sheath being constructed to act as aspring-catch, so that when the outer case or sheath is jerked forwardthe holder is projected and held in the projected position by thespring-nozzle taking into the recess or groove in the holder. Towithdraw or sheaths the holder, it is merely necessary to strike thebottom of the pencil-case, when the weight of the holder will overcomethe spring-catch and the holder will fall by gravity into the sheath orouter case.

In order to enable my invention to be fully understood, I will proceedto describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 represents a longitudinal section of a pencil-ease constructedaccording to my-invcntion, the pencil-case being closed-tha t is to say,thelendholder being within the outer heath or case. Fig. 2 is a similarview to Fig. l, but showing the lead-holder (which is represented inelevation) protruded.

Similar letters in both the figures represent similar parts.

E is the weighted lead'holder, and f 15 the recess or groove on theperiphery of the same.

G is the outer case or sheath, and It represents the end or nozzle ofthe case or sheath G, which end is turned'inward, and is formed with anumber of slits, a, so as to act as a springeatch, which enters therecess or groove f in the lead-holder B when the latter is protruded, asshown in Fig. 2. r

In order to prevent the lead-holder E from falling out of the case G byreason of its weight when the latter is held with its nozzle 71.downward, I provide the end of the lead-holder E with a number ofspring-tongues, 'i i, the ends of which are compressed in passingthrough aeontracted part, I), of the cap 0, and again expand when theyhave passed the said cont-racted part. The lead A can be held andoperated in the holder E in any suitable manner.

By this construction, the parts of the pencilcase being in the positionshown in Fig. 1, in

order to protrude the pencil from the case it is only necessary tosharply jerk the case and tlie'weightcd holder IE will be protruded fromthe nozzle h, the impetus of its motion causing it to overcometheprcssureof the spring-nozzle, until its reccss'f is caught by thecatch thereof, and the holder 15 will be held firmly in the positionshown iirFig. 2. To withdraw or'sheathe the holder 1), it is onlynecessary to hold the pencil-case with its point upward and to strikethe end of the cap 0 against a table or other article, when the weightof the holder will overcome the spring-catch h and the holder it willfall by gravity iilto the sheath in what manner the same is to beperformed,

I declare that what I claim is- 1. In apencil-case or holder for crayonsand other articles, the combination of an outer case or sheath,havingits end slitted to act as a too spring-catch, with a weighted holdersliding I case or st oath and provided with a groove or re thereinprovided with a groove or recess in recess on its periphery, and with anumber of its periphery, substantially as andfor the purspring-toaguesadapted to engage with the porpose hereinbcfore described and shown.tion 2:, siibstantialiy as and for the purposes 2. In a pencil-case orholder for crayons 'and hereinbc fore described and shown. otherarticles, the combination, with an'outcr RALPH SPEAR.

case or sheath constructed to act as a spring- Witnesses: catch andhaving a contracted portion, such S IGMUND HIRSCHMANN, as b, of aweighted holder sliding, in the said I f GRAN.

